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Grove Music Online
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Philip ROBINSON : 'Garat, Pierre', Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed 30 March 2004), http://www.grovemusic.com :
"Garat, (Dominique) Pierre (Jean)
(b Bordeaux, 26 April 1762; d Paris, 1 March 1823). French tenor and baritone. He studied with Franz Beck at Bordeaux, but developed his technique chiefly by imitating Italian singers after moving to Paris in 1782. He performed frequently at Versailles; sinecures were arranged for him, and Marie-Antoinette twice paid his debts. He left Paris during the Terror and was imprisoned for nine months at Rouen. On his release, he travelled widely, returning to France in 1794. Although obliged to sing professionally, he never adopted a stage career, but he taught at the Conservatoire, 1796–1823. […] His own voice was soft and sweet, but his three-octave range enabled him to sing arias for tenor, bass and even female voices."
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